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The one-man band writing the history of Nigerian cinema into Wikipedia
Long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor Sam Oyeyele has written a series of articles on the history of Nigerian cinema, from its colonial origins through its distinctly independent present.
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Wikipedia statistics show that 2015 was the year of the movie
2015 was the year of the movie on Wikipedia, with eight film-related articles in the top 25—and one climbing all the way up to No. 3 in the last two months of the year.